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When parents disagree about autism diagnosis for their child

My wife and I both suspect our teenage daughter is autistic like me, but my wife thinks pursuing diagnosis will limit her opportunities while I think not having answers is what's actually limiting her, and our daughter is caught in the middle of our disagreement.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people who love the same person are paralyzed by competing fears about how naming her neurotype will shape her future.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Neurodivergent identity — autism and ADHD?”

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